User Manual

Exporting Projects and Bins Using AFE Files (Windows Only)

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AFE files are based on AAF (Advanced Authoring Format) technology. AFE files, however, are

especially designed for sharing project information among Avid applications. AFE files let you

transfer one or more bins, their contents, and information about the contents, including master

clips, subclips, titles, and sequences.

To create an AFE file:

1. Do one of the following:

t To include all bins in a project, click the Project window

t To include the contents of a single bin, open and click the bin.

2. Select File > Export

The Export Project As or the Export Bin As dialog box opens.

3. If it is not already selected, select Avid File Exchange from the Save As Type or Export Bin

As list at the bottom of the dialog box.

4. Select a location, name the file, and click Save.

5. Transfer the AFE file to a location you can access from the other Avid application.

You can use removable media, a network connection, or an Avid shared storage system.

Exporting the AFE File to Avid DS

Once the edits are completed in the Avid Media Composer, export the sequence as an AFE to

Avid DS for finishing.

Some file formats that are linked by AMA (such as XDCAM), may require transcoding to MXF

before being exported to Avid DS. These MXF files are saved to the \Avid MediaFiles\MXF\1

folder on your system. You need to make sure that Avid DS has access to this folder on the Media

Composer system, or that the folder is copied to the Avid DS system in the same path.

You should also consult the Avid DS Conform Guide which provides information on sequence

and clip metadata transferred from one editing application to the other.

To export an AFE from Avid Media Composer to Avid DS:

1. Select the sequence in the bin, right-click on it and select Send To > Avid DS.

The Send To: Avid DS dialog box opens with the default export template.

2. (Optional) Change the file name.

3. Click the Set button and browse to the drive and folder to which you want to export the

sequence, and click OK.

4. Select Export Settings 1.

All current settings are displayed in the summary panel below.